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BIS OFFICIALS RAIDED UNITS SELLING AND MANUFACTURING PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE TAPES  WITH FAKE BIS STANDARD MARK
A teams of Officials from Bureau of Indian Standards , Chennai Branch Office, conducted Enforcement Search and Seizure Raid operations at below mentioned places, yesterday night on 19-05-2023 at
- M/S Seetu Orbit Cable India Private Limited – Shop selling Pressure sensitive adhesive Insulating tapes at Sowcarpet
- M/S SBRO Tapes Private Limited – Factory Manufacturing Pressure sensitive adhesive Insulating tapes at Tondairpet
based on an information of suspected violation of BIS Act, 2016.
RAID AT M/S Seetu Orbit Cable India Private Limited
During the operation conducted by a team of Officials constituting Shri. Dhinesh Rajagopalan Deputy Director and Smt. Anurita Hemrom, Assistant Director, in pursuance of Section 28 of BIS Act 2016, the shop was found to be selling Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Insulating Tapes for Electrical Purposes marked with spurious ISI Mark. Stocks of 9330 nos Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Insulating Tapes marked with spurious ISI mark, CM/L-7800028215 with brand name 'ORBIT' were seized during the Search and Seizure operation. The above-mentioned licence pertains to a manufacturing unit in Dadra & Nagar Haveli and there was no traceability available with shop for purchasing the product from the licenced manufacturer.
RAID AT M/S SBRO Tapes Private Limited
During the operation conducted by a team of Officials constituting Shri. Dhinesh Rajagopalan Deputy Director and Smt. Anurita Hemrom, Assistant Director in pursuance of Section 28 of BIS Act 2016, the firm was found to be manufacturing and storing Self Adhesive Insulating Tapes for Electrical Purposes marked with spurious ISI Mark. Stocks of 4830 nos of Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Insulating Tapes marked with spurious ISI mark, CM/L-7800028215 with brand name 'ORBIT' without any date of manufacturing, expiry date were seized during the Search and Seizure operation. The above-mentioned BIS licence pertains to a manufacturing unit in Dadra & Nagar Haveli and M/s SBRO Tapes Private Limited is found to be illegally using this BIS Licence number in their product.
Further 22,230 nos of Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Insulating Tapes marked with spurious ISI mark, CM/L-6700083612 with brand name ‘ORBIT’ and manufactured by Orbit Wires India Private Limited, located in Kadi Taluk without any date of manufacturing, expiry date were seized during the Search and Seizure operation. M/s SBRO Tapes Private Limited is found to be illegally manufacturing tapes bearing BIS Standard mark in the name Orbit Wires India Private Limited
Head of Chennai Branch Office Ms. G. Bhavani stated that action would be initiated by Bureau of Indian Standards, Southern Regional Office, Chennai Branch Office against the offender under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016. The offence is punishable with imprisonment up to two years or a fine not less than Rs. 2,00,000/- but may extend up to ten times the value of goods or articles produced or sold or offered to be sold or affixed or applied with a Standard Mark or both as per Section 29 of BIS Act, 2016 for first Contravention.
General public are, therefore requested that in case they come across such instances of Misuse of ISI Mark the same may be intimated to BIS Chennai Branch Office, CIT Campus, 4th Cross Road, Taramani, Chennai-600 113. Such complaints can also be made by using the BIS Care App or by sending an E-Mail to cnbo1@bis.gov.in. The source of such information would be strictly kept confidential. BIS Website www.bis.gov.in and e-BIS  may be browsed for general information on BIS.